The Six Fifty's full-bodied guide to Beer Week on the Peninsula

From sours to stout, we've got everything you need to know about what's brewing and where it's hoppin' for Beer Week 2018.

It's Beer Week in the Bay Area, and while the massive list of events throughout the region has us hastily scheduling functioning alcoholism onto our calendars, the 2018 incarnation of this festival reads to us here at The Six Fifty like a victory lap for craft brewing culture on the Peninsula.

Not only did we find so many events within our own area code that we couldn't fit them all on this list, but the lineup of what the 6-5-0 has to showcase this year is notably diverse, quality driven and competitive with any other area of the Bay. And yes, Beer Week is technically a San Francisco-oriented event, but Peninsula brewers have increasingly established themselves as formidable purveyors of the craft.

So while there are a lot of quality offerings around the greater Bay Area, we're staying within the confines of the six fifty and drinking our way around the Peninsula with boozy pride for how impressively our local beer-making culture has ascended.

Start your Beer Week off bright and early with the always popular Wake and Break(fast)at Taplands, where they'll be featuring a variety of different coffee beers and hearty breakfast brews to match with their—wait for it—doughnut sandwiches!

If you make it to Taplands this week be sure to also check out their well-stocked Bottle Shop, which boasts such an impressive array of rare craft selections that my liver hurts just thinking about it. (Oh wait...it might be the doughnut sandwich.)

Clocking in as the George Harrison of Peninsula brewing, Alpha Acid has been quietly making some of the most creative beers on the Peninsula, from sour ales to barrel-aged specialties (with a whole spectrum of nuanced IPAs in between).

Their Beer Week events reflect this compelling repertoire, starting with Barrel Constrictor Day, in which these Belmont brewers will showcase a highly limited (as in—arrive early) selection of their top-notch imperial stout aged in a variety of different barrels (Caribbean Rum, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Old World Spirits Brandy). This will be followed by IPA Day(which includes the can release of their 650 IPA), before closing out the week with a showcase of their sour ales on tap. It's just like the Beatles said—Happiness is a Cold Beer.

One of the hottest tickets to Beer Week this year has been the Women's Only Beer Tasting and Appreciationevent at Devil's Canyon with brewery owner Kristiann Garret. Last we checked, there were only a few spots left, so make haste, ladies!

With all that said, don't sleep on getting acquainted with their beers. Since 2012, Freewheel has been producing highly refined (non-trendy) brews, like their London Calling Bitter (...RIP Joe Strummer) and—our favorite—Wenlock Stout.

If you check out a new location for Beer Week this year, we highly recommend making it out to Sacrilege Brewing on Main Street in Half Moon Bay. Easily one of our favorite taprooms in the Bay Area, Sacrilege turns out a great menu of food (make sure to get the Burrata Poutine) alongside a diverse list of regularly rotating beers, from pilsner to pale ale.